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- Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:43 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
- Replies: 850
- Views: 472024
Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
I’m no fan of Antifa, but I find it telling that the guy whose twitter feed you posted made his first point to say 1) Ban face masks and 2) Criminalize Antifa. State violence in the form of trying to ban expression and criminalize group membership is far and away more dangerous than these Leninist ...
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 2:31 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3501
Re: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"
No, you're not running the Golden Butterfly portfolio. You have a Permanent Portfolio and a Variable Portfolio with some stocks in it. 8) ;) That's the way I thought about it too when I first started out but, truth be told, when I first started with the GB it wasn't money I could afford to lose lik...
- Wed Jul 03, 2019 10:34 am
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3501
Re: "This is now the longest U.S. economic expansion in history"
60/40 has had the wind at its back with this incredible equity bull market. The PP on the other hand has been comparatively hampered thanks to the fact that 50% of the portfolio is cash and fixed income. Exactly the scenario warned about in the preface to the latest book on the PP. I think it was b...
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 5:17 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: The true cost of $9/hour engineers
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1347
The true cost of $9/hour engineers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeings-737-max-software-outsourced-204657048.html I lost my job a few years ago due to the fact that the company I worked for made a decision that 90% of software development was going to be "off-shored" to India. Wasn't that big of a deal to me because I p...
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 4:53 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4284
Re: NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid
NASA headed towards giant golden asteroid that could make everyone on Earth a billionaire . https://media.giphy.com/media/rl0FOxdz7CcxO/giphy.gif When I saw that headline the only thing I could think of was that someone has a serious problem understanding the fundamental laws of economics - namely ...
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:42 pm
- Forum: Stocks
- Topic: Dividend Growth Investing
- Replies: 42
- Views: 51863
Re: Dividend Growth Investing
Beyond that, the dividend focus can give you exposure to quality and value factors, as admitted by the likes of Swedroe. It may be a supposedly tax inefficient way, but my observation is that dedicated factor/multi-factor funds have pretty high turnover, making them not that efficient either. I nev...
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 12:35 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
- Replies: 648
- Views: 357104
Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Did the televised debates narrow the Democratic field? Did Kamala Harris-- who is "black"-- trash Joe Biden's civil rights record enough to damage his status as frontrunner? I thought Biden would almost certainly get the nomination but I've completely changed my mind, not just because of ...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 3:50 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Coin Premiums Dropping Fast
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8698
Re: Coin Premiums Dropping Fast
I'm not sure what the official definition of "Premium" is but I always think of it as the difference between what I could sell my coins for vs what I would have to pay to buy them back. Right now the difference is around $45 on AJPM where I get my prices. I think it may have been higher wh...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:29 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
- Replies: 648
- Views: 357104
Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?
I was perhaps too young to see the "rehabilitation of Nixon." I never realized that was a thing. If you haven't seen it, I recommend the movie "Frost vs Nixon" to get up to speed on Nixon's rehabilitation tour. It was about a series of interviews he did with David Frost. Like al...
- Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:10 am
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Tankers attacked
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12270
Re: Tankers attacked
Okay, now it has escalated to "Drone attacked". No loss of life. Just the loss of a $133 million piece of military equipment. If you can take anything you read at face value Trump thought it wasn't worth an estimated 150 Iraqi lives in retaliation. I agree. Can't help but wonder how much ...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:51 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Tankers attacked
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12270
Re: Tankers attacked
Okay, now it has escalated to "Drone attacked". No loss of life. Just the loss of a $133 million piece of military equipment. If you can take anything you read at face value Trump thought it wasn't worth an estimated 150 Iraqi lives in retaliation. I agree. Can't help but wonder how much 1...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:27 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1785446
Re: The GOLD scream room
Wow, Quicken doth say my gold ROI is > 0%. Physical gold, unfortunately, is still a bit underwater as some of the first ones I bought were for $1725/ounce. (Correction: Even my physical gold hit the break even point yesterday) Same here. Bought some gold back in 2012 for close to $1800, but overall...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 1:01 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
- Replies: 648
- Views: 357104
Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?
I like Mayor Pete. Most well spoken one of the bunch. And a military vet. I'd be interested to see the response across America to a president who is gay and a veteran. I suppose some heads will explode. I suspect Mayor Pete and his husband would be well-received in Europe and may even win the Nobel...
- Fri Jun 21, 2019 6:51 am
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: Rethinking the Permanent Portfolio
- Replies: 52
- Views: 33423
Re: Rethinking the Permanent Portfolio
Maxine Waters is worried about the "national security" issues of cryptocurrencies and thinks congress should start taking a look (translation: they are worried they can't control it and/or get their hands on it). She may be a fruitcake but she's also the chairman of the house finance commi...
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 4:25 pm
- Forum: Gold
- Topic: The GOLD scream room
- Replies: 3693
- Views: 1785446
Re: The GOLD scream room
Almost 6.5 years since gold has been at this level. March 2014. Wow. Hope it holds. About freaking time. Original ETF gold I bought (IAU) just went from red to green for the first time in a long time. Physical gold, unfortunately, is still a bit underwater as some of the first ones I bought were fo...
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 1:33 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Tankers attacked
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12270
Re: Tankers attacked
Well I guess I finally found out what was meant by "American Linked". https://fabiusmaximus.com/2019/06/15/craig-murray-the-lies-about-iran/ According to this article the second ship was Norwegian with a crew half Russian and half Filipino. The first one was Japanese. So the American conne...
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:29 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
- Replies: 648
- Views: 357104
Re: Will Trump be Re-elected?
Wishing DJT a belated happy birthday. Just heard he turned 73 yesterday. I turned 70 4 days before and can't even imagine taking on the challenges he is faced with at that age. He's got Iran, North Korea, Russia, China, the border crisis, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera, not to mention a significant nu...
- Sat Jun 15, 2019 4:15 pm
- Forum: Permanent Portfolio Discussion
- Topic: 3 years of PP returns
- Replies: 25
- Views: 15732
Re: 3 years of PP returns
I am now more than a decade into using the PP and am satisfied with the results (although I did switch to the Golden Butterfly a few years ago). It actually saw me through to my retirement and helped me meet my goals during that time so it's kind of like my old Dodge Caravan which I bought right aro...
- Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:01 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Tankers attacked
- Replies: 24
- Views: 12270
Re: Tankers attacked
Reports say it was an "American-linked" tanker. What the hell does that mean? Funny thing is I thought this would be all over the T.V. news when I tuned in and I couldn't find a thing. I guess there are more important things to talk about ... https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/on-paint...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 7:56 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
- Replies: 850
- Views: 472024
Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Yes, I turned 70 two days ago (and get my first SS check next month). And for the record I'm a kick-ass 70 year old. Celebrated by doing a 200 mile bike ride with my son (actually it was originally supposed to be a 400 mile ride but still not too bad). Badass! What’s your secret? Discipline, or jus...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:53 pm
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
- Replies: 850
- Views: 472024
Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
He’s not under 60. Happy belated birthday, btw, Jackson. 🎂 Yes, I turned 70 two days ago (and get my first SS check next month). And for the record I'm a kick-ass 70 year old. Celebrated by doing a 200 mile bike ride with my son (actually it was originally supposed to be a 400 mile ride but still n...
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 3:23 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Will Trump be Re-elected?
- Replies: 648
- Views: 357104
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 10:02 am
- Forum: Politics
- Topic: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
- Replies: 850
- Views: 472024
Re: The Left is Eating Itself Pt. II
Disgusting, but absolutely expected. ::) I'm thinking wealthy people might start thinking twice before agreeing to be a college commencement speaker. Because of an "Instagram user?" Come on guys you're really reaching now. In other recent news, democrats ridiculed on Twitter for breathing...
- Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:59 pm
- Forum: Other Discussions
- Topic: Immediate 5% across-the-board Mexican tariffs
- Replies: 82
- Views: 28236
- Tue Jun 04, 2019 7:16 pm
- Forum: Bonds
- Topic: Treasury Yield Curve - June 3 2019
- Replies: 23
- Views: 26292
Re: Treasury Yield Curve - June 3 2019
Seems to me an ideal time for the PP to do well.
I don't know about the rest of you but I think I had my biggest one day gain ever today. Told my wife if we could do this every day it would be better than winning the lottery.
I don't know about the rest of you but I think I had my biggest one day gain ever today. Told my wife if we could do this every day it would be better than winning the lottery.